What is making man to believe/do as he is doing?:

(likely implied - to compound the effect of the attack from the Herodians)

Man's patience:

(likely implied - if collaborative to attack on specific public pressure points in order to display a publicly perceivable trend or momentum building against Jesus)

Jesus keeping of commandment:

Truth over perceivable base

Jesus keeping of faith:

Talk of resurrection as it regards marriage is likely over most peoples heads. It is future and peoples perceptions are more about today. It is doctrinal for this time and few are interested in the mere doctrinal. Jesus purposely moves quickly to the larger issue of God being the God of the living

Jesus likely knows that He is loosing another flank of His perceivable support and that momentum is becoming a publicly perceivable problem, yet it is of little consequence knowing where this has to lead. He is going for the very heart of man's present nature not just to the extremities.

Jesus' patience:

Though the movements are coming quick now, it has been a long continuous process and there is much more to come in these coming hours.

The hosannas are fading fast. Not that they weren't right and well deserved, just that they were largely emotional and caught up in the sorted expectations of our faulty hearts. What He is dying for is what is being exhibited here out in the disciples breaking hearts, the expectations we have of God that keep us from much deeper and truly spiritual connection with God in the absence of those self generated things.

Notes:

This doctrinal statement of Jesus is used along with the transfiguration and the beggar Lazarus and the thief on the third cross to support (within the gospels) the theory of the soul not just sleeping at death, but being immediately resurrected in fully conscious state. There is also supporting evidences in the Epistles, Revelation, Chronicles and Psalms as well. The logistics of the physical body's resurrection (other than Christ's) is less agreed upon, generally placed at the great judgment. (see dict:all resurrection )

Key Messages:

What does this say about our present condition?

Political knockout rarely comes at the hands of one remarkably intelligent counter punch, it comes in the wearying flurry of smaller jabs. Not until an opponents defenses are momentarily dropped does the opportunity for the well connected deadly uppercut become effective; especially when you are expecting some hits upon yourself as well.

Doctrine and theory can be used as tactical diversions in an argument. Right is right regardless, but it can be made to appear to others as inconsequential or sticky to their present needs/desires/understandings.